The 26th Edition of KCDLonline (Kraus Curriculum Development Library) is now complete and includes 500 new documents. There are nearly 7,000 document records in the database, over 3,000 of which are full-text. kcdlonline ia a resource that educators need to implement educational strategies and improve learning. This searchable database of curricula, frameworks, and standards brings together educational objectives, content, instructional strategies, and evaluative techniques for all subjects covered in PreK-12 and Adult Basic Education.
The following materials have been added to the collection, including documents from:
* Alliance for Excellent Education (DC) - Adolescents & Literacy: Reading for the 21st Century; The Literacy Coach: A Key to Improving Teaching & Learning in Secondary Schools
* American Association of Physics Teachers (MD) - Guidelines for High School Physics Programs; Physics First: An Informational Guide; Planning for Graduate Studies in Physics & Related Fields
* Appleseed (DC) - It Takes A Parent: Transforming Education in the Wake of the NCLB Act
* Arches National Park (UT) - Curriculum Materials
* Autism Society of America (MD) - Building Our Future: Educating Students on the Autism Spectrum; Supporting Appropriate Behaviors in Students with Aspergers; The Puzzle of Autism; Transitions
* Blue Zones c/o Quest Network, Inc. (MN) - Curriculum Guide
* Centers for Disease Control & Prevention / CDC (GA) - Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention; EXCITE; Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, & Influences Among Youth; Neato Mosquito; School Chemistry Lab Safety Guide; Science Ambassador Lesson Plans for Middle & High School; Science Olympiad
* Central Washington University / PELINKS4U (WA) - Unit Plans for: Basketball, Beginning Badminton, Beginning Pickleball, Beginning Tennis, Beginning Weight Training, Bicycling, Conditioning, Golf, Martial Arts, Orienteering, Rhythm & Dance, Softball, Volleyball
* Civil War Preservation Trust (MD) - Lesson Plans & Activities
* CommonAction (WA) - Washington Youth Voice Handbook
* Consolidated School District 158 (IL) - K-12 Curriculum Maps for: Art, English / Language Arts, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education & Health, Science, Social Studies; High School Curriculum Maps for: Foreign Language, Guidance, Special Education
* Publications from Departments of Education in: Queensland, Australia; New Hampshire
* Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services / CLAS Institute (IL) - CLAS Review Guidelines for Material Selection; Technical Reports: A Guide for Professionals Serving Hearing Children with Deaf Parents, Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Approaches to Parent-Infant Interaction Intervention, Culturally & Linguistically Sensitive Practices in Motor Skills Intervention for Young Children, Moving Towards Cross-Cultural Competence in Lifelong Personnel Development, Transition is More than a Change in Services, Visual Impairment in Young Children
* Earth's Birthday Project (NM) - A Guide to the Magical World of Butterflies Activity Kit; What is Happening to Orangutans (Earth Day Science Symposium); What is Happening to Sea Turtles (Earth Day Science Symposium)
* Education Sector (DC) - Reports concerning charter schools, education ideas for the next president, teacher contracts, parental involvement, testing, high school reform movement and school time use
* Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (AK) - K-12 English Language Arts and Mathematics Curriculum
* Living Classrooms Foundation (MD) - Shipboard Education Program
* Montclair State University (NJ) - Detectives in the Classroom
* Muscatine Community School District (IA) - K-12 Reading and Mathematics Standards and Benchmarks
* National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA (DC) - Johnny's Airport Adventure; Explorer Schools Solar System Math Lessons; Educator Guides from the Sci Files and "Why?" Files series: The Case of the Biological Biosphere, The Case of the Disappearing Dirt, The Case of the Galactic Vacation, The Case of the Great Space Exploration, The Case of the Inhabitable Habitat, The Case of the Mysterious Red Light, The Case of the Ocean Odyssey, The Case of the Phenomenal Weather, The Case of the Physical Fitness Challenge, The Case of the Powerful Pulleys, The Case of the Prize-Winning Plants, The Case of the Radical Ride
* National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center (MD) - We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition): Toolkit for Action, Curriculum for Parents and Caregivers, and Parent Handbook
* National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (MD) - Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!
* National Standards for Foreign Language Education Project (VA) - Standards for Foreign Language Learning
* Neenah Joint School District (WI) - Curricula materials: Gr. 9-12 Career Exploration, Gr. 6-8 and 9-12 Family and Consumer Education, Gr. K-8 Guidance, Gr. 6-8 Technology Education
* New Ulm Public Schools (MN) - Math and Social Studies Curriculum
* Solon Community School District (IA) - Handbook for Reporting Student Learning; Assessment Plan; Curriculum Handbook; Extended Learning Program Plan of Services; Curriculum Materials in Fine Arts, Health, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology Integration, World Languages; PreK-12 School Counseling Plan of Services; Special Education Service Delivery Plan; Mentoring and Induction Program for Beginning Teachers
* The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement / CIRCLE (MD) - Working papers on civic education, community involvement and service learning
* U.S. Department of Education (DC) - Publications from the Offices of: Elementary & Secondary Education; Planning, Evaluation & Policy Development; the Deputy Secretary; the Under Secretary
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC) - A World in Our Backyard; Environmental Protection Begins with You (Guide to Environmental Community Service); Service Learning-Education Beyond the Classroom; The Quest for Less Activities & Resources for Teaching K-8; Tools for Schools Curriculum & Activities; Volunteer for Change (Guide to Environmental Community Service)
* Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WI) - Clean Air, Healthy Children Teacher's Guide & Activities for Young Children; EEK! Teaching Activities; Go Wild with Wisconsin Wildcards! Educator's Kit; Groundwater Study Guide; Invaders of the Forest Educator's Guide to Invasive Plants; Recycling Study Guide
* Yellowstone National Park, National Park Service (WY) - Windows Into Wonderland Electronic Field Trips: Getting into Hot Water; Geyser Quest; Speed Goats in Court-The Strange Case of the Appealing Pronghorn; Where the Bison Roam; Yellowstone Exposed-Mysteries in the Living Laboratory
